Media Center

Internet Resources

Internet resources are here to help you when researching using the World Wide Web. Remember to gather relevant information and to must evaluate your sources to determine accuracy and relevance of content.

Search Tools - Search Tips - Website Evalution - Internet Tutorials

Search Tools

Search Engines: “A program that searches documents for specified keywords and returns a list of the documents where the keywords were found.”
(www.pcwebopedia.com/TERM/s/search_engine.html)

Search Directories: “In a search directory, people submit their sites, which are, in turn, reviewed by human editors. If the editor deems that the site is acceptable for inclusion based on a set of criteria, the editor adds it to the directory.”
(www.looksharpdesigns.com/faqs/faq_difference.htm)

Meta-search Engines: “Submit keywords and it transmits your search simultaneously to several individual search engines and their databases of web pages.”
(http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Internet/MetaSearch.html)

Internet Searching Tips

Adjust your search strategy

Use a keyword rather than natural language searches.
Try variant forms and synonyms.
Put Boolean Operators (AND, OR) in all caps.
Put phrases in " ".
Use correct punctuation – especially apostrophes and hyphens.

Save time by evaluating the web site AS you gather the
information needed for your Works Cited page.

Author
Name of Website
Specific page or article title
Date web page was last revised
Sponsoring organization
Web address
Date you read the Website

Internet Tutorials

Internet Searching Tools

Selecting the right search engine
Southern Organ University Hannon Library
University of Texas
Penn State
University of Minnesota

Evaluating Web Resources

University of California/Berkley
University of Maryland (checklist)
New Mexico State University Library
Purdue University
Johns Hopkins